I would like to announce that I have officially accepted a nurse externship position at Aurora St. Lukes in Milwaukee and I start tomorrow! This externship only entails one 8 hour shift per week, but I know that I am so privileged to be chosen for this position and to be gaining this kind of hands-on experience before I graduate with my BSN in spring! Big things are coming and I am so excited to see what the future holds for me!
#futurenurse#nurseextern#nursingschool#nursingstudent#nursing#rn#bsn#aurora#milwaukee#newbeginnings

"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman" -- #MartinLutherKing
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Did you know about the nurses and doctors who stood alongside #MLK, when it took courage and conviction to fight for civil rights? Read about them at blog.nurserecruiter.com!

Have fun
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Working out isn’t supposed to be a chore, it’s supposed to show you that you are able. If you don’t want to work out, do it for someone who can’t.
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Do it for your family, your future self, your dogs. Care what your why is. Make it worth it.

ORGANIZATION. 📚 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Prepping myself for my LAST SEMESTER. It seems so surreal you guys like I’m so excited but so nervous at the same time. My last first day of my associates degree is tomorrow 🥰

I get dozens of messages asking what I use to help me prepare for each #rotation and EOR (end of rotation) exam. With all the resources available, it’s hard to narrow down the best ones (they’re all great). So I’ve complied a list of my personal favorite resources that have helped me get through clinical year! **Disclaimer: I am not getting paid by these companies or have received any incentive for posting these resources**
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📖 @pance_prep_pearls : This is the holy grail of all the resources available to #students right now. This book has personally helped me and most of my classmates get through didactic year. Its an all encompassing book that organizes all pertinent topics in an easy to understand way. It includes charts, pictures, and bolded key words that helps to increase retention! Definitely a must have during didactic and clinical year!
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📖 PA Rotation Exam Review: This is a new book that @doseofpa published. It follows the PAEA blueprint and topic lists for all core EOR exams. And also includes questions at the end of each section to test your knowledge! It’s been a great resource for me as it includes all the necessary information needed to be prepared to tackle these EORs.
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💻 Rosh Review: Definitely a must during didactic year. This resource allows you to test your #knowledge throughout each rotation by offering 100s of questions for each section covered by the #PANCE. It also gives you detailed explanations for each question to help you fully understand everything before moving on to the next question!
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Once again, there are many other resources that can be used to prepare you for clinical year.. These are just my personal favorites that have helped me along my journey! Hope this was helpful! .
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#physicianassistant#paschool#medicine

”GIRL..... you’ve come a long way!🙌🏻” Nothing is more amazing than staring back at the storm with which you lived, and fearing it no more!
I don’t often share my own transformation photos because quite honestly the biggest changes that go on for me take place on the inside, but truly Ketone’s work in the most awesome ways from the inside to the outside.... I feel like I just keep getting better!! This is why I always tell people the changes you should be looking for are in the inside and they’ll reflect to the outside ..... The # on scale should be the last thing that you’re concerned with.
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MY TRANSFORMATION:
I should start with the fact that I’m 45 years young and I have an 9 yr old and a 10 yr old.
Beginning of 2017 I was dealing with low adrenal hormones and had to take a step back from my intense fitness in order to heal my body with gentler workouts and high healthy fats/Keto style of eating. I learned a lot about Keto - I learned it’s awesome, but also very hard to stick too as far as the macros go.
I admire those who create a 100% lifestyle out of it. But let’s be honest, it’s easier being Keto-ISH 😝.
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2017 I started not working out at all, 😩started not caring about what I ate and just really NO self care. I was also extremely unhappy in my career as a Beachbody coach and my 16 yr marriage — all of that was not helping the situation. Among all of it, I just felt stuck! So stuck. ...
That all translates into an extremely tired mind, body and soul!
I needed my life back!
UGH how do I get there!
I needed a JUMP START!
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Just a week after the photo on the left was taken, the first thing I did was try #Pruvit therapeutic #ketones per the recommendation of a friend — I didn’t even know what ketones were, but I was open to trying something that could help me, and I used them secretly as a test run for 20 days until I couldn’t hide how much I loved it anymore!🤗💪🏻🙌🏻💥⚡️ ...
I know it seems like I’ve always been fit, but the photo of me in the left is from July of 2017 and I felt miserable inside and not too sassy on the outside — and the photo in the middle is 15 months into my Pruvit journey, and on the right is TODAY— continued in comments

At only 32 years old, Lauren Underwood is making history. Why?
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Well, because she just so happens to be the youngest black woman in Congress ever. And even better? Underwood, who represents the Democrat Party, is also a Registered Nurse, proving that once again, nurses are some of the most inspiring people on the planet. .
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Are You a Nurse Who Wants to Get Involved in Politics? Here Are Some Tips:
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1️⃣ Volunteer with a candidate you support
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2️⃣ Register to vote
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3️⃣ Get involved with the American Nurses Association .
4️⃣ Consider becoming a healthcare lobbyist .
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5️⃣ Start small. Don’t underestimate the power of getting involved locally.
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❤️ Read all about Lauren Underwood and the steps you can take to create change at the link in our bio, story or enter this website in #google ▶️

Another list of random, but very important to know❗️, NCLEX facts 📝 that you’ll hopefully have engrained into your brain after studying (P.S - for a MUCH more organized and detailed document filled with NCLEX study material - click the link in my bio)
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1. A patient with CHF usually isn’t given a solution containing saline because this type of fluid promotes the retention of water 💧 and would therefore exacerbate the heart failure by increased the fluid overload
2. Post-op vomiting 🤮, abdo distension, and absence of bowel sounds may be signs of paralytic ileus
3. If the patient is having a seizure, maintain a patent airway. Do not force the jaw open 😮 or place anything in the patient’s mouth
4. The nurse needs to instructs the pregnant patient 🤰🏼to avoid lying supine, particularly in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters. The supine position places the patient at risk for supine hypotension due to pressure of the uterus on the 💗 inferior vena cava
5. With coarction of the aorta (in peds 👶🏽), the BP is higher in the upper extremities than in the lower extremities. Additionally, bounding pulses are felt in the arms and weak/absent femoral pulses + cool lower extremities may be present
Again - for a much more organized 56 page study guide for the NCLEX: click the link in my bio ⬆️⬆️⬆️